California Court of Appeal

Welfare and Institutions Code section 361.5(b)(12), permiting a juvenile court to deny reunification services if a child's parent has a history of extensive drug or alcohol use and resisted prior treatment, applies even in a parent's first rehabilitation program.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/10/2001
• Published 08/10/2001

Judges

• SIMS, Acting P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Michelle M. Espy, for Petitioner., Robert A. Ryan, Jr., County Counsel, Melvyn W. Price and John F. Whisenhunt, Assistant County Counsel, Laloni A. Montgomery, Supervising County Counsel, for Real Parties in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.